My FIRST TIME Hearing BOB DYLAN - "Like a Rolling Stone" (REACTION) 

He's talking about the elite class that are used to being the most important people. Then they fall from grace and have to deal with the very people they looked down upon. The saying goes " a rolling stone gathers no moss". So Ms. Lonely now has no home, money , or class. She is lonely like a rolling stone. " when you got nothin...you got nothin to lose.

In 2016 Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for the body of his works/lyrics over his career. A poet indeed. 🙂

More than likely this song is about the late Edie Sedgwick, who was a protege of Andy Warhol. Dylan had a brief affair with her and he was witness to how she was exploited by Warhol. Essential she was a very rich girl from a distinguished family who became a model and actress for Warhol. When he got tired of her she eventually fell from grace and was living the life of a burned out drug addict.

You aren't the first to connect Bob Dylan to rapping. A lot of Dylan's early music (from the 1960s) is like a rap precursor. Dylan is famous for lyrics, which earned him a Nobel Prize in Literature a few years back. Bob Dylan influenced almost everyone including the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix.

This was a huge moment for Dylan. He was a folksinger - one man and his guitar - until this, his first performance with an electric guitar and a band. Many of his fans thought that he sold out and were furious with him. Of course, he was just expanding his art and continued to make phenomenal music & lyrics in all forms for years.

Dylan is as much a poet as a musician. Try "It's all right Ma I'm only bleeding" one of the first rap songs!

"The voice of a generation." Dylan is a giant and a masterful songwriter. He even won a Nobel Prize for literature-- the only songwriter to ever be awarded one. The Bob Dylan well is very deep. Try 'Tangled Up in Blue,' 'The Times They Are A-Changin,' and 'Maggie's Farm' for starters.

Bob Dylan is one of the greatest ever he has won Nobel awards for his writing no other like him most of his songs are folk music

Fantastic that you took a real interest in the song. Bob Dylan is a legend.

Another great Dylan song with incredible lyrics is "Positively 4th Street". Really enjoy your honest reactions.

This was my song the summer of 1965. I was entranced by this wonderful masterpiece.

Some Bob Dylan classic Mr. Tambourine Man, The Times They Are A-Changin, It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding), lay lady lay , Girl from north country with Johnny Cash :)

Bob Dylan is a legendary songwriter poet starting in the 60's. So many great songs such as "Blowin' In The Wind", "Mr. Tambourine Man", "Don't Think Twice It's Alright", "The Times They Are A-Changin'", "Shelter From The Storm", "Lay Lady Lay" etc. In 1988 he joined the supergroup the "Travelling Wilburys" which included George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison & Tom Petty.

He definitely spits bars in many of his songs.

I live in Rhode Island and the Newport Folk festival is a big historical deal. I was 2 years old when this performance happened. Dylan not only was a Nobel poet but he always kept in mind the craft of songwriting is distinct from usual poetry. So many songs.

Great song, thoughtful reaction, thanks.

One of the greatest American song writers & poets of all time. And yes, he always talked (rapped) his songs. Thanks for your reaction.

It's hard to describe how important this song is in popular music. Twice Rolling Stone magazine put it at #1 in their list of the 500 greatest songs of all time. It's by no means under appreciated, and as a result there are many interesting accounts of how the song was made and the reaction when Dylan played it live. Worth digging into more.

Bob dylan that legend he was born before people knew what bars were

Dylan said, after his famed motorcycle accident in 1966: “when I used words like ‘he’ and ‘it’ and ‘they,’ and talking about other people, I was really talking about nobody but me.”

DYLAN WAS WRITING BARS AND IT WASNT TO SHOWBOAT ....THAT WAS SIMPLY HIS ART...BEAUTIFUL ARTIST DYLAN IS

Newport FOLK Festival. Dylan came out and played electric guitar.

The Boos at the start lol. A special piece of rock history

Bob Dylan was a poet who put his poetry to music.He started out as a folk singer in the 1960s.

Intelligent and wonderful reaction!!

You are right - love the authentic sound of singing into a mic and playing real instruments.

I’ve seen Bob Dylan three times. All three times, he’s come out on stage, stood in the same spot for two, three hours, never moved. Yet he delivered some of the most memorable music I’ve heard. Love that guy!

It came out when I was in highschool. It was the first song lasting 6 plus mins. to be broadcast on POP radio stations. Usual play time was 2mins.

If you wanna hear more of Dylan's rap style, react to Subterranean Homesick Blues

When people talk about THE songs of the 20th Century... HE WROTE THEM! 💯

Congrats, first time, you nailed it

He's deep, feels folklore then again it was the 60's ✌️

more Dylan please dude.

Excellent reaction. I love when folks are so moved by his words they look the lyrics up. That's Bob, true wordsmith.

Thanks Mugs, he is a remarkable writer and human being. You are very good at really trying to interpret the lyrics. I too think only he and the ones involved really knew who he was singing about. I believe most if not all of his songs were based on personal experience and some his seeing everything going on around him.

The electric guitar playing behind him in this debut of this classic song is Micheal Bloomfield, lead from the Paul Butterfield blues band and that shooting star that died young but nobody that heard his work could ever forget. Bob said, "he's the only one I could imagine playing on this song. There was just nobody who sounded like him." The great ones often die young.....

If you like Dylan, you'll like Shelter from the Storm and Hurricane.

Best song writer ever

This performance at "THE Newport FOLK Festival", was controversial and ground-breaking! I capitalized the and folk to highlight the fact that up until this point, Bob Dylan was an acoustic (folk?) performer and songwriter. Performing as he did, 'Electric' with the group that would be known and become famous themselves as "The Band"! was a statement. Other artist's had major success with his songs and more polished, studio recorded versions of his material. (The Byrds-"Mr. Tamborine Man", Peter, Paul, and Mary-"Blowin' In the Wind" etc..) But his performing together, with a group of so-called long-haired hippies, with electric instruments, made the older generation's head spin! This was a period in history when everything was changing, and young people (us baby boomers!) were questioning the status quo, The War, and what previous generations had lead us to! Bob's songs reflected everything that a lot of us were feeling, he is what great songs of any genre are about,speaking his and our truth! His catalogue is huge and legendary! Dive into deep waters, he is worth the swim! Peace & Love, apologies for all the text but then again, NOT!!!

Dylan is a lyrical genius, and a living legend. Got the chance to see him in Red Bluff Ca., in 2003. Great show.

You are sooo good at working through his poetry! I really like watching your brain work!!

This is the moment “Dylan went electric.” It is a huge moment in music history. What you’re hearing as they tune up before beginning to play was the crowd actually booing the biggest folk act in music history because he dared to plug in an electric guitar. On par with the Beatles crossing the Atlantic. I did not even know this footage existed but you found it. If you haven’t, you must listen to the STUDIO version of Tangled Up in Blue. Goose bumps.

My favourite Dylan song.

Dylan was somewhat of a poet. He wrote a lot of songs others made hits.

"This almost sounds bitter, doesn't it?!?" I almost spit up, when you said that, this song is a scorcher. Loved your reactions

“When you ain’t got nothing, you got nothing to lose, you’re invisible, you have no secrets to conceal”

Really enjoyed your review of this classic Dylan song

Rolling stone means wandering, rambling, or no roots, rolling along, as far as I’ve always thought.

As a young man hitch hiking to New York with no back up plan he's discovering what being alone in the Big Apple is really about. Lonely and not knowing where his next meal is coming from.

You started getting it. Enjoyed seeing your discovery

When you ain't got nothing you got nothing to lose!

He is speaking of the times...Changing times of the 60's

He said when he wrote the beginning of like a rolling stone and he reread it he said it was so good to him that he fell off his chair. Wrote it on a piece of hotel paper in washing DC. That paper went for 1 million. I say dylan on November 12,1965 in cleveland Ohio about 4 months after this. Saw him 35 times since 1965. Met him in cleveland on July 17, 1991. He was very nice to me. Song was about edie sedgwick who was a part of the andy Warhol group. He dated her and told her he was going to drop her. Warhol did. She died years ago in the 60s from herion.

You should check out Bob Dylan’s song “Hurricane” about a boxer who was falsely imprisoned when he could have been the champion of the world! Rueben (Hurricane) Carter 👵🏼💜☮️

You need to further your knowledge of Bob Dylan…. The greatest of all time .. a winner of Noble prize for literature .. the greatest poet, story teller, musician, song creator, participant in early civil rights struggles, etc. LONG LIVE BOB DYLAN.

❤Bob Dylan

If you like bars listen to “It’s alright ma i’m only bleeding”. Many great songs…Hurricane, only a pawn in their game, masters of war. Over 500 songs to choose from.

Check out “Subterranean Homesick Blues” & “It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding” for more examples of Bob Dylan’s early rap music. The first even came with a music video, in 1965. The poet laureate of the rock era. ✌️❤️🎶

I would highly suggest its alright ma (im only bleding) if you thought that is vocal delivery resembled rapping in that song he basically is.

I would suggest "Hurricane" studio version. Dylan is tough to understand live sometimes

This is when Dylan shifted from acoustic folk to electric guitar rock. To me, it's the line between early rock and modern rock.

If I’m not mistaken this concert has the classic “Judas” yell from an angry fan cause he went electric

This is one of the best kiss-off songs ever written. I love this live version with the organ playing slightly behind the melody, which makes it stand out a bit more than on the record. And the drumming also great. This was right after Dylan "went electric" and broke the heart of the folk music scene.

SOOO much Dylan to be blown away by! Definitely listen to "It's Alright Ma, I'm Only Bleeding"! (This 60 something white dude first heard the term "bars" when a reactor used it regarding that piece!)

The studio version of this song is considered by many to be the greatest rock n' roll recording ever.

A classic master!!!!!

I am really loving that so many, hip hop and rap artists and followers are discovering the masterful lyrics of Dylan. First there was the 50’s beat poets who joined their lyrics with Jazz musicians. Then came Dylan Then came rap and hip hop All these styles loved firstly the lyrics put to some form of music to get the lyrics across Keep going down the Dylan rabbit hole, you will love what you find.

Wow. This is one of my personal all-time anthems. How cool it is to enjoy this with you on your first take.

dylan is a master words my channel, he realy domain this, maybe top 5 in all genres off art

Dylan is the only person ever to win a Nobel Prize for Literature for song writing.

It's super bitter. I have always understood it to be about a rich girl who trampled on people and mocked people when she was flying high, and now she's stripped of everything, she's got nowhere to hide and nowhere to go.

This is Bob Dylan my friend...Nobel Prize winning for Literature Bob Dylan. It's the story of a1st class A-hole getting what's coming to them........this song was voted the greatest rock song of all time by Rolling Stone magazine for about 50 years.....If your a rapper then check out It's All Right Ma, I'm only bleeding......it'll stop you in your tracks!

You should listen to the studio version of it. It's a classic .

Only used to get juiced in it = only went to school and partied

Jimi Hendrix did an amazing cover of this song at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967.

Listen to The Edgar Winter Group Frankenstein. It's unbelievable. Bob Dylan sings Tambourine Man in a 1964 Live at the Newport Folk Festival and it is a must watch.

Great reaction. Keep it up.

I bought this song on a 45 rpm record when it came out.Postitively 4th Street is another of his songs of the same time period. Bob was/is an observer (among other things).I think this is what he would see of the up town rich who never experienced anything for themselves but always relied on other people to arrange their lives for them.Then suddenly they don't know how to live on the streets and deal with every day situations or recognized the dangerous people lurking around when they have to live on their own or have lost their money. The Jokerman is another of his very lyrical morality songs.

i feel he was watching this unfold and is telling one of the participants his thoughts and not to kindly.

Bob Dylan, “It’s Allright Ma, (I’m Only Bleeding)” live. He was doing Rap before there was rap.

He knows how to put the boot in - this is a vicious song

"Do you want to make a deal?" could have a very significant meaning. Especially when you think about his 60 minutes interview where he talked about holding up his end of the bargain.

Legend 👌

The fact that you mention you can hear the rap in him. I considered “Subterranean Homesick Blues” by dylan the original rap song haha

He's got several songs that do sound like some sort of precursor to rap, but he's got a number of them that head in that direction definitely more than this one. One of the Premier examples is another early song like this, and it's called, Subterranean Homesick Blues.

"Play it Loud"

Tangled Up In Blue and It’s Not Dark Yet are two must Dylan songs…..well for that matter all of them are great

Check out Mississippi...his BEST lines and laughs from the early days!

Dylan singing playing harmonica and guitar WAS normal... lol

You should check out, 'Just Like a Woman. All Along the Watchtower by Hendrix and written by Dylan. Also the eleven minute song Desolation Row sung by Dylan. It's a very interesting rabbit hole you are diving into. Enjoy!

Many of Bob's lyrics are about people that dissed him. His words were revenge. Listern to them. The victim knew who they were.

Yeah I used to say that Subterranean Homesick Blues was the first rap song

I was 14 when I first heard this, in 1965 .Initially it was just a good-sounding song to me, and probably one of the longest records i had ever heard. Soon I picked up on the meaning behind it, which is similar to your feelings about it. It took The Rolling Stones 30 years to decide to record it. If you havent seen it yet, please wathch their video of it. They did good.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Bob was foremost-originally a poet... wouldn't be surprised if he learned to play the guitar as a way to get people hear his porty (lyrics, bars his social commentary) His cadence & delivery on point! Think it is a given that you have a pen game if you get the title "Voice Of a Generation".

If you are interested in rap styles that appear in different music forms then I'd check out some older Irish songs like "Rocky road to Dublin" by the Dubliners. To understand Dylan, imagine living in a conservative america in the 60's and little pockets of artistic endeavour springing up around the country like the village area in lower Manhattan and the feelings of a generation pouring out through an artistic genius

Well done, dude.

His "question" is an ACCUSATION -- he has the person pegged.

A rolling stone gathers no moss 😊 Dylan reminds me of rap sometimes and other times like original punk. I love how at first it’s all fun and happy sounding and then the lyrics get darker and darker, hidden in the happy music. I think it’s like yeah this lifestyle looks fun from the outside but when you’re living in it, or addicted, or broke or hooking, it’s not fun anymore. So just walk away lol like some rich girl ended up addicted and on the streets bc of naivety.

Bob was just a great poet and translated it to his music better than anyone